OK, I know. I think the most exciting thing to happen since Megan's birthday was Heidi's visit in August. She came our for about a month, and happily, Darrell joined her (and the kids) for two weeks, which was a wonderful treat for us all! Seeing as pictures say a thousand words, I will intersperse my diary of activities with photo's.
Practically the first thing we did when they arrived was to head off to Afri-ski in Lesotho for our annual skiing pilgrimage. The actual skiing itself was fraught (no lift for 2 of the days!), but the snow was great, the weather was glorious, and we still managed to have a great time.
In Africa, a boer maaks 'n plan, and so we precariously went up the slope on the Pisten Bully. There is NO WAY that would've been allowed in Europe or the USA. It was SO dangerous, I was having heart attacks!
When we were back in JHB, we filled the time with activities:
Our first trip on the Gautrain
A visit to a tree top canopy tour thing in Birdhaven. What fun!! 
Then we a went to Sondela Nature Reserve, near Warm Baths (or Bela Bela for the more modern South Africans out there!). One of the highlights were the Nyala that came right up to us (and even into the chalet) to be fed. Quite an experience being so close to a wild animal (and yes, they are still wild - Ali got horned by one of them - clearly Ali looked like a threat!).
We took all our bikes and rode everyday. While it was great fun, we had so many punctures, that we started to lose our joy after a while.
There is a heated out door pool - perfect for August when the weather is hot, but the water is not! 
Another highlight was that we were visited by some bushbabies in the evening, and if we sat VERY still, they would come right up close and grab whatever food we had chucked for them (probably highly frowned upon, but irresistible!). 
There were so many of us there (my folks, Bruce, Charmaine and kids, Heidi & Darrell and kids, and Carl and I and kids, as well as Darrell's mom) that we even were able to have an action cricket match, organised by Darrell. I am ashamed to say that I was hopeless. But, fun was had by all, and I'm sure one of the boys will tell you which team won. I've forgotten!
Sadly, our holiday was over all too quickly, and before we knew it, it was time for Heidi to head back to start their new life in Doha (where??? Qatar, in case you weren't sure!).
Not before Heidi and I had a glorious day at Vusalela Day Spa though! Ahhh, bliss.
